Frank Ntilikina understands the pressure of living up to expectations in a New York Knicks uniform. His first two seasons were marked by inconsistency and injuries. Dennis Smith Jr. is experiencing some of the same in his third season.
Although Ntilikina and Smith are battling for minutes at point guard, the Frenchman wants to see his teammate succeed and believes it’s only a matter of time before he breaks through.
“Dennis is a great player, good friend,’’ Ntilikina said after Saturday’s win via Marc Berman of the New York Post.